Poster for the movie Black Magic

Monogram Monday: Black Magic (1944)

In this series entry, also known as Meeting at Midnight, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) investigates when a psychic is murdered during a séance his daughter Frances (Frances Chan) is attending. Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland), who has taken a job with the psychics because Chan is planning to return to Hawaii, is also on hand for the investigation. This is a fun little mystery, even if the setting and the sleuthing are pretty familiar.

Mildly recommended.

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